2025 Foundation  

Bell times at Kalinda Primary School 

8:45   AM - Staff on yard duty, students permitted to play on school grounds.

8:55   AM  - First bell will ring, and classrooms will open

9:00   AM  - Second bell, students to be in the classroom as attendance roll will be marked

(around 10am Brain food - fruit or veg snack)

11:00  AM - Recess Bell, students make their way outside. 

11:35 AM - First bell - time to finish your game, get a drink of water and visit the toilet

11:40 AM - Second bell, enter classrooms

1:10   PM -  Lunch eating in the classroom (no bell) 

1:20   PM -  Outside to play 

1:55   PM -  First bell - time to finish your game, get a drink of water and visit the toilet

2:00   PM -  Second Bell - enter the classroom (attendance roll is marked)

3:30   PM -  Bell - end of the school day, school concludes.

3:45   PM -  Staff finish yard duty, students are to be supervised by parents.

2025 Foundation Transition Sessions

1) Friday 25th of October 9:30-10:45 (Meet and greet and a cuppa with school leadership)

2) Friday 8th of November 9:30-10:45

3) Friday 22nd of November 9:30-10:45 - (Uniform fittings available )

4) Meet the Teacher on Tuesday 10th of December 10:00-12:00.

5) Thursday 30th January 2025, first day of school for Foundation students

2025 Foundation Testing dates

Foundation students do not attend school on Wednesdays for the first 6 weeks. On these dates, your child will be asked to attend some 1:1 testing with their teacher. This is a lovely opportunity for teachers and students to get to know one another a little better. There is no need to prepare for this testing as it is simply a gauge of 'school readiness', we expect that students come to school with a wide range of knowledge and experience so do not worry. Some students know some letters and sounds, whilst some students just know the letters in their names. 

This break in the week also assists with ensuring students are well-rested and able to cope with the change that attending school brings. We encourage you to let them rest and recover on these days - it's hard work with all the new learning and changes. We often encourage families to consider limiting out-of-school commitments during first term of Foundation, as 'learning how to learn' takes up a lot of energy!

The dates affected will be  - 

Wednesday 29th Jan 2025

Wednesday 5th Feb 2025

Wednesday 12th Feb 2025

Wednesday 19th Feb 2025

Wednesday 26th Feb 2025

Wednesday 5th March 2025

Students will begin full-time school in the week starting 10th March 2025.

Spartan-Kalinda uniform suppliers

Spartan will be at Kalinda to assist with sizing for the Friday 22nd November session. 

Student houses

Families will be allocated a sports house whilst at Kalinda. You can view which house your child is in, on Compass. On Sports days, students will be encouraged to wear colours from their house. Chisholm is red, McCubbin is green, Melba is yellow and Parkes is blue.

History of Kalinda Primary School 

Kalinda Primary School was established in 1979 (officially ) and opened in 1980 by the late Honorable Sir Rupert James Hamer who was at that time, the Minister of State Development, and the Victorian Premier at that time. 

The first students graduated in 1985, and a photo of the students from the first grade who graduated in 1985 is located outside the school library. There were 41 students at that stage.

Kalinda Road was renamed from Wonga Park Road in 1952.